EIB Trainee – Secretariat General - Institutional Representation Division – based

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Job ID:
110634 Entity:
European Investment Bank Deadline:
Tuesday 20th May 2025 This position is based at our EIB office in Madrid, Spain and require regular office presence.
The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.
The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Secretariat General (SG) - Shareholder Relations and Institutional Matters Department (SR&IM) - Institutional Representation Division (IRD) - External Offices Unit (EO) , at its EIB office in Madrid, Spain:
TRAINEE
Duration:
5 months (fixed start date:
1st September/October 2025)
Please note that, as marked on our Webpage, only applications from nationals of the Member States of the European Union, as well as citizens from countries that have been officially granted candidate status to join the EU, can be considered (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine).
Please note that applications from students under the Erasmus+ programme cannot be considered.
Please note that you are requested to limit your applications to a maximum of three traineeship publications.
We will only consider and retain the first three applications submitted.
Objective of the traineeship The goal of the traineeship is to support the EIB Madrid Office in its engagement with the President Office, Country Coordinator and Spanish public officials and enhanced the visibility of the EIB institution.
As 2025 will be run simultaneously with the implementation of Spain's Recovery and Transformation Plan, it is expected that this institutional engagement improves EIB's pipeline of operations in several areas of the organisation under InvestEU and Own Resources (inc.
EIF, Advisory and Financial Instruments).
The Madrid Office needs you to support its representation role and the organisation of activities during the implementation of RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility) and InvestEU.
You will report to the Head of Office and also work together with the Office Administrator and Ops Assistant.
As the office has representations from all business areas of the Bank, including EIF, it is also likely that you will be exposed to origination activities (signatures and protocol events) from an institutional angle (press releases, event preparation, data for briefings, etc.) in relation to Mandates and EIB own account.
Responsibilities You would be dedicated to support the organisation of activities and events and to help the EIB Group filter and identify potential operations.
Tasks will be various ranging from:

Organisation of events and meetings (logistics and invitations);
Liaising with the venues;
Creating list of VIPs for invitations;
Contacting public organisations;
Liaising with colleagues from EU Commission and EU Parliament;
Collecting data;
Preparing databases, and perform guided analysis, preparing presentations, writing draft notes, screen out interlocutors and companies, and other tasks as needed.
In addition, the role will include support the Head of External Office with the development of Social Media to improve the communication of the Office and the EIB projects in Spain.
Academic qualifications and professional skills Final year of studies or University degree on Communication and/or Business Administration;
Excellent knowledge of standard Microsoft Office tools (including Power Point);
Good communication skills and proactive attitude;
Good drafting skills;
Working knowledge of Social Media platforms, specially Linked-In;
Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.
Knowledge of French and Spanish languages would be an advantage.
Competencies Find out more about EIB core competencies here
By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group.
In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorized disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.
We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business.
We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.
Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process.
Please contact the EIB Traineeship Recruitment team *** who will ensure that your request is handled.
Your application may be used for another campaign.
Please note that deadline for application is on the 20th May 2025.
More information on our EIB Traineeship Programme and Provisions for In-service training can be consulted on our EIB website;
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